MARIO TESTINO AT PATRICIA LOW CONTEMPORARY, GSTAAD

MARIO TESTINO

MARIO TESTINO

Patricia Low Contemporary, Gstaad presented an exhibition of selected works by Mario Testino, curated by Simon de Pury, bringing together photographs from Testino's ongoing A Beautiful World series alongside a focused selection of iconic fashion images.

The exhibition centred on photographs made in Switzerland, where Testino photographed regional traditions, ceremonial dress and expressions of collective identity through his distinctive photographic language. Presented as part of A Beautiful World, the works considered clothing not as fashion alone, but as memory, ritual, heritage and cultural continuity.

Curated by Simon de Pury, the exhibition placed these Swiss works in dialogue with a selection of Testino's seminal fashion photographs, revealing the continuity of his gaze across fashion photography, portraiture and cultural traditions. Together, the works reflected a practice that has shaped contemporary visual culture for more than four decades while continuing to evolve through observation, travel and human connection.

THE EXHIBITION

Installation view of Mario Testino's exhibition curated by Simon de Pury at Patricia Low Contemporary, Gstaad, featuring a large portrait of Swiss Guards surrounded by works from the In Your Face series.

Installation view of Mario Testino, curated by Simon de Pury, Patricia Low Contemporary, Gstaad. Photography by Thea Giglio.

Installation view of Mario Testino's exhibition at Patricia Low Contemporary, Gstaad, featuring portraits inspired by Swiss culture and alpine traditions.

Installation view of Mario Testino, curated by Simon de Pury, Patricia Low Contemporary, Gstaad. Photography by Thea Giglio.

Installation view of Mario Testino's exhibition highlighting works inspired by Swiss traditions and alpine culture at Patricia Low Contemporary, Gstaad. Three framed artworks in a modern gallery: a cow's body, a person in an elaborate leafy hat, and a cow's head with a floral wreath.

Installation view of Mario Testino, curated by Simon de Pury, Patricia Low Contemporary, Gstaad. Photography by Thea Giglio.

Installation view of Mario Testino's exhibition highlighting works inspired by Swiss traditions and alpine culture at Patricia Low Contemporary, Gstaad. An art gallery room displays three framed artworks: a man in a leaf hat, a cow in a flower crown, and a fluffy white sheep-like animal.

Installation view of Mario Testino, curated by Simon de Pury, Patricia Low Contemporary, Gstaad. Photography by Thea Giglio.

Wide installation view of Mario Testino's exhibition showing fashion photography and wildlife works displayed throughout Patricia Low Contemporary, Gstaad. A modern art gallery with white walls and wooden floors, displaying a large painting of zebras, a tall print of a Gisele Bundshen, two dark textured paintings, and a vibrant dark floral painting.

Installation view of Mario Testino, curated by Simon de Pury, Patricia Low Contemporary, Gstaad. Photography by Thea Giglio.

Installation view featuring Mario Testino's portrait from the In Your Face series displayed at Patricia Low Contemporary, Gstaad. A framed large framed photo of topless Kate Moss smoking on the left, and a smaller dark, abstract artwork on the right photographed by Mario Testino.

Installation view of Mario Testino, curated by Simon de Pury, Patricia Low Contemporary, Gstaad. Photography by Thea Giglio.

Wide installation view of Mario Testino's exhibition showing fashion photography and wildlife works displayed throughout Patricia Low Contemporary, Gstaad.

Installation view of Mario Testino, curated by Simon de Pury, Patricia Low Contemporary, Gstaad. Photography by Thea Giglio.

Wide installation view of Mario Testino's exhibition showing fashion photography and wildlife works displayed throughout Patricia Low Contemporary, Gstaad.

Installation view of Mario Testino, curated by Simon de Pury, Patricia Low Contemporary, Gstaad. Photography by Thea Giglio.

Installation view featuring photographs from Mario Testino's In Your Face series displayed alongside contemporary works at Patricia Low Contemporary, Gstaad. Art photo on gallery wall depicts a person's glutes in sheer sparkly fabric and a ringed hand.

Installation view of Mario Testino, curated by Simon de Pury, Patricia Low Contemporary, Gstaad. Photography by Thea Giglio.

Installation view featuring a large-scale group portrait of Gisele Bündchen, Aurélie Claudel and Renata Maciel photographed by Mario Testino for Allure in Rio de Janeiro, 1998, from Mario Testino's In Your Face series at Patricia Low Contemporary, Gstaad.

Installation view of Mario Testino, curated by Simon de Pury, Patricia Low Contemporary, Gstaad. Photography by Thea Giglio.

The exhibition marked the Swiss première of Testino's A Beautiful World photographs made in Switzerland, bringing the work into direct proximity with the landscapes, traditions and communities in which they were created.

SELECTED WORKS - A BEAUTIFUL WORLD

Jenny, Saanenland, 2024. Photographed by Mario Testino.

Nina, Saanenland, 2024. Photographed by Mario Testino.

Helga (I), Saanenland, 2024. Photographed by Mario Testino.

Helga (II), Saanenland, 2024. Photographed by Mario Testino.

Deep in nature, Urnäsch, Appenzell Ausserrhoden, 2025. Photographed by Mario Testino.

Precision, Appenzell Innerrhoden, 2024. Photographed by Mario Testino.

Equus zebra hartmannae, Namibia, 2022. Photographed by Mario Testino.

Aquila chrysaetos (II), Mongolia, 2019. Photographed by Mario Testino.

Aquila chrysaetos (IV), Mongolia, 2019. Photographed by Mario Testino.

Goura cristata, Brazil, 2022. Photographed by Mario Testino.

Canis mesomelas, Namibia, 2022. Photographed by Mario Testino.

SELECTED WORKS - TESTINO ARCHIVE

Kate Moss, 2006. Photographed by Mario Testino.

Gisele Bündchen, Vanity Fair, New York, 2009. Photographed by Mario Testino.

Yokohama, Japan, 2019. Photographed by Mario Testino.

Gisele Bündchen, Vanity Fair, New York, 2007. Photographed by Mario Testino.

Ipanema at Night. Gisele Bündchen, Aurélie Claudel and Renata Maciel, Rio de Janeiro, Allure, 1998. Photographed by Mario Testino.

Carolyn Murphy, Gucci, New York, 1997. Photographed by Mario Testino.

Gisele Bündchen, Vanity Fair, New York, 2009. Photographed by Mario Testino.

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